6:49 PM ET The National Basketball Players Association issued a statement Thursday in support of Enes Kanter after the Turkish big man took to social media to call out mistreatment from Denver Nuggets fans and the NBA Turkey Twitter account. “The National Basketball Players Association fully supports our players using their platforms to stand up
Month: May 2019
6:57 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry went through all of Thursday’s practice and is expected to play in Game 3 after dislocating the middle finger of his left hand during Tuesday’s 115-109 Game 2 win over the Houston Rockets. “He practiced fully,” Kerr said. “He’s got it taped up
8:02 AM ET DENVER — NIKOLA JOKIC is sitting on a leather couch in the Denver Nuggets‘ player lounge, an ice pack attached to his right side. There’s a five-inch scar that runs across the top of his left arm near his shoulder and several other claw marks that come in all different sizes and
5:45 PM ET Associated Press WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Tommy Paul earned his first berth in the main draw at the French Open by winning the U.S. Tennis Association’s wild-card challenge. Paul, a 21-year-old based at the USTA’s national campus in Orlando, clinched the wild card on Thursday, when Tennys Sandgren lost at an ATP
5:24 PM ET Army‘s football team will receive the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy from President Trump on Monday, the White House announced. The trophy is contested between Army, Navy and Air Force. Army defeated both schools last season, winning the trophy in back-to-back seasons for the first time. The Black Knights finished the season with an 11-2
5:18 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN The UFC’s first trip to South Carolina has a main event. Chan Sung Jung, better known as “The Korean Zombie,” will meet Renato Moicano in the featherweight headliner of UFC Greenville on June 22, the UFC announced Thursday. The card will air on ESPN+ from Bon Secours Wellness Arena. Jung
11:30 AM ET Eric GomezMexico writer MEXICO CITY — Growing up in the posh Lomas de Chapultepec neighborhood nestled in the northwest sector of this capital city, Jeff Luhnow would spend hours tossing pitches on a tiny patch of backyard grass at his younger brother, David. When the baseballs or tennis balls inevitably vanished into
5:17 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — In his effort to regain the welterweight title surrendered in a lopsided loss to Kamaru Usman at UFC 235 in March, Tyron Woodley said he will demand an immediate title shot if he beats Robbie Lawler in the main event of UFC Fight Night on June 29 at the Target
5:03 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Rangers have agreed to terms with defenseman Adam Fox on an entry-level contract. New York acquired Fox on Tuesday in a trade with Carolina for its second-round pick this year and a conditional third-round choice next year. Fox played in 33 games for Harvard this past
9:29 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Eoin Morgan, England’s captain, has said that a “complete breakdown of trust” between Alex Hales and his England team-mates led to his banishment from the one-day squad, and confirmed that it was the senior players who reached the conclusion that they wanted him to play no further part in their